Still trying to get a response from Virgin Trains East Coast as to whether they are willing to have a senior manager speak at a SENRUG Public Meeting in May or June. We first asked them on 8th February. Okay, give the guys a chance because we know March would have been an extremely busy month having only taken over the franchise from the beginning of the month. And even we recognise that Morpeth is hardly the most important station on their route! But we would like to know one way or the other because if the answer is “no” then we need to start making arrangements with someone else. But, whatever the strengths of Virgin, engaging with stakeholders such as us has not got off to a promising start.
